Friendly League

Estádio Arthur Leite
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Niceto Ihazintu made the kick off which started today's match. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Dimitropoulos in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Charis Sakalakis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Niceto Ihazintu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 10th minute, Omiros Simos made a precise shot to the right of Ergo Muro. Caatiba MZC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Atletico de Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Ihazintu came free, but Marcelo Frans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 19th minute of play forced Atletico de Madrid's goalkeeper Marcelo Frans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atletico de Madrid! Atletico de Madrid:s Marcelo Frans showed great skill when he stopped Gaby Milito:s penalty. If Niceto Ihazintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marcelo Frans made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 27th minute. Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico de Madrid from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Giannis Dimitropoulos made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes Atletico de Madrid's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gaby Milito who took care of the corner kick. Gaby Milito made a great header on Caatiba MZC's corner, it was just that Atletico de Madrid's Marcelo Frans managed to reach the ball for a save. Niceto Ihazintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marcelo Frans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodriguinho Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ergo Muro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Sterpis in the 66th minute of the match. After 67 minutes Caatiba MZC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Segundo Maule who took care of the corner kick. Marcelo Frans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilias Vidalis. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Christoforos Tiganidis with Ilias Vidalis as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 89 minutes, Niceto Ihazintu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caatiba MZC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Niceto Ihazintu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Niceto Ihazintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christoforos Tiganidis charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christoforos Tiganidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Neville Garner's late challenge caught a Atletico de Madrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Neville Garner helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Atletico de Madrid eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.